nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to leap back; to jump back
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(not) a single person; (no) one
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
going straight on; going straight ahead
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless